Halloween used to be called "All Hallows Eve" that dates back to over 2000 years ago and was originally a pagan holiday to celebrate the dead. All Hallows Eve was the eve of All Saints Day, and was for Christians to convert pagans. Halloween can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. It was during the feast of Samhain, which is held annually on October 31st to honor the dead.
Samhain means "summers end" or November. It was a festival with huge bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic calendar and the beginning of a new year. The Celts believed that spirits lived on, but not all were good. So they left out treats and gifts, to ensure the growth of crops the following year. This is here trick-or-treating came from.
This stemmed several creepy stories, such as the Clown Statue. A young couple had a Halloween party to attend and called Maria to babysit their 8 month old. At around 10:30, the baby fell asleep, so Maria tucked in the baby and went to watch TV upstairs in the parents' bedroom, where they had a plasma TV. She saw in the corner of the room a life sized clown statue that sort of creeped her out, so she put a sheet over it. Feeling somewhat reasured, she went back to the TV. The phone rang downstairs, and all she heard was heavy breathing. At first she thought it was her friends being idiots, so when it rang again she told them to cut it out, but instead of her friends' laughter, she heard a male voice say "I'm closer than you think." Feeling a little freaked, she hung up. She heard a "thump" and started panicking. When the phone rang a third time, she asked the person to leave her alone, to which the stranger answered sarcastically "Hey, I'm warning the police." Terrified, she ran back upstairs, and heard the loudest THUMP. She was about to check on the baby, when SLASH! The clown chopped her head off. The neighbours heard the screams and called the cops. When they got there, they found nothing. All the doors had been thrown open except for one: to the master bedroom. They found a girl without a head and a strangled baby stuffed in the closet. By the window was a chair with the girls head, a butcher knife and a note that said "I warned you guys, didn't I? Signed, Prisoner."
Creepy? Yeah. http://www.halloween-website.com/emily_rose.htm That is a real story. The story of Emily Rose. It is a true story, and is not in any way fake. They also made a movie, based on this story called "The Exorcism of Emily Rose".
Happy All Hallows Eve everyone....
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